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it is a lawyer's prominence in america. our worst problem is the next person that graduates from a law school and gets funded by a grant. host: charles on our democratic line. caller: i am a teacher. is ainking is bullying part of education in this country. i believe that our government has a policy not to educate their children. the only source our children has for learning is television. we have to live by it. children learn from grown-up people. our government, if you will remember, balis the poor countries and countries that do not believe what america believes. our children hear it and see it. wherever there is a small problem, we take our planes and warships and go and believe them. host: as far as bullying is concerned, when a school is encountered with the situation, what happens with the discipline or punishment? guest: it depends on the facts of the situation. i think one of the things that we are suggesting to the federal government is that they leave the educational discretion of to educators at the school. each
it is a lawyer's prominence in america. our worst problem is the next person that graduates from a law school and gets funded by a grant. host: charles on our democratic line. caller: i am a teacher. is ainking is bullying part of education in this country. i believe that our government has a policy not to educate their children. the only source our children has for learning is television. we have to live by it. children learn from grown-up people. our government, if you will remember, balis...
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we live in america. god bless america. host: you see any similarities between what is going on in wisconsin and other state capitals and what the westboro baptist church does? guest: well, the only similarity is they are both protected activities. the major dissimilarity -- i told the supreme court -- we do not do like some groups up in your grill picketing. that was the issue. you cannot be a captive audience without someone with a picket sign or some other form of advocating communication being up in your grill. no matter what your state of vulnerability may or not be. i had to send a note to -- a description of wisconsin and remind them that that is up in your grill picketing. we did not do that. we do not camp out in the state house. host: time for two more calls for our guest, margie phelps, from the westboro baptist church. topeka, kansas. caller: how are you this morning? host: good. caller: i have -- for as long as they have been around. hello? host: we are listening. caller: there are a lot of things i did not agr
we live in america. god bless america. host: you see any similarities between what is going on in wisconsin and other state capitals and what the westboro baptist church does? guest: well, the only similarity is they are both protected activities. the major dissimilarity -- i told the supreme court -- we do not do like some groups up in your grill picketing. that was the issue. you cannot be a captive audience without someone with a picket sign or some other form of advocating communication...
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the stimulus was to generate jobs in america. the private sector was not investing in america anymore. that was about $800 billion. both tarp and stimulus, unpaid for. there was no money made were brought in to pay for those activities. the same was for the stimulus bill. the stimulus bill has gone down because it was a onetime expenditure and it is generated 3.5 million jobs. now you have 2.5 million americans paying taxes because they now have a job. you can see the effects of a onetime expenditure on the stimulus now becoming far smaller in the future, as opposed to the bush tax cuts becoming bigger in time bigger over time because they were back loaded. the big cuts to the wealthy took effect in the later years, so the cuts at the beginning were small. they were crafted that way so that the cost would look small, not until you were in the outer years, and now you can see how much it cost to keep the tax cuts in place for the very wealthy. host: so you'll see continued spending until 2019 according to this chart? guest: you wi
the stimulus was to generate jobs in america. the private sector was not investing in america anymore. that was about $800 billion. both tarp and stimulus, unpaid for. there was no money made were brought in to pay for those activities. the same was for the stimulus bill. the stimulus bill has gone down because it was a onetime expenditure and it is generated 3.5 million jobs. now you have 2.5 million americans paying taxes because they now have a job. you can see the effects of a onetime...
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caller: america should not be involved in this. the second-largest city there, everyone is talking about a lot of atrocities. cnn, cbs, they are both in their. the media does not answer questions, you know? it is just another lie to spend a lot of money. good luck on the intervention. host: here is but " finance -- "financial times" this morning. host: we covered that hearing yesterday. she was there to talk about the budget for the state department in 2012. if you are interested in the whole fishing, go to our web site. c-span.org, in the upper right- hand corner we have a video library. chicago, theodore, democratic caller. go ahead. caller: we should only get involved for humanitarian purposes. the problem is that we just got out of two wars. some people forget that ronald reagan bombed muammar gaddafi back in 2008. who is going to pay for this? that is my only question. if we get involved, who is going to foot the bill? we have a recession. we need to be focused on america at this particular moment. if those people want freedom
caller: america should not be involved in this. the second-largest city there, everyone is talking about a lot of atrocities. cnn, cbs, they are both in their. the media does not answer questions, you know? it is just another lie to spend a lot of money. good luck on the intervention. host: here is but " finance -- "financial times" this morning. host: we covered that hearing yesterday. she was there to talk about the budget for the state department in 2012. if you are interested...
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we were even said to have the dirte air in america. -- the dirtiest air in america. today chattanooga is a place that's attracted $4 million in new investment in the recent re session. -- recession. it has the fastest residential internet in the united states and it's a place that won national -- one national publication called the place with the greatest economic growth in america. in august, the buzz about chattanooga brought an economic and social think tank to our city for a firsthand look. the group, called the intelligent community forum, studies 21st century growth studies 21st century growth within the global community.
we were even said to have the dirte air in america. -- the dirtiest air in america. today chattanooga is a place that's attracted $4 million in new investment in the recent re session. -- recession. it has the fastest residential internet in the united states and it's a place that won national -- one national publication called the place with the greatest economic growth in america. in august, the buzz about chattanooga brought an economic and social think tank to our city for a firsthand look....
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there is a question as how far should america go? should we play a leadership role for his supporting mission. we are checking in with how things are going so far. and air assault has inflicted heavy damage on the ability of gaddafi to fire missiles, according to pentagon officials. misery, democrats line. -- missouri, democrats line. caller: i feel like president obama did the right thing. he waited. i think it took too long. as far as the guy from arizona -- senator john mccain. caller: yes. it relies on putting more pressure on view in the. they drag their feet on things. these things need to be done. they should be done to the united nations, and everybody should chip in. like the last caller -- [inaudible] the neighbors should be assisting. giving technical support and ammunition and what ever they need. we should go along with that kind of stuff to support. it is not a revolution. host: take a look at what he was talking about in the "financial times. " they also mention comments from senator john mccain. here is the cn in the
there is a question as how far should america go? should we play a leadership role for his supporting mission. we are checking in with how things are going so far. and air assault has inflicted heavy damage on the ability of gaddafi to fire missiles, according to pentagon officials. misery, democrats line. -- missouri, democrats line. caller: i feel like president obama did the right thing. he waited. i think it took too long. as far as the guy from arizona -- senator john mccain. caller: yes....
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do you think america can hand over power by this weekend? guest: nato is the logical organization to handle this. nato has the mechanism to coordinate the commitment of aircraft by various countries. it has the planning operations center in italy. it moves ships under nato control off the coast to maintain the embargo against gaddafi. i think they can do it and think they are doing in it. host: there is a story the looks at five questions against the dramatic moves against gaddafi. it asks the goal of the attack on gaddafi. when you work involved in operations like this, whether some of the questions about what the mission was and what the end goal would be? guest: frankly, yes. if those questions are not ask, there is something wrong. any time use force or have a strong policy that does not use force, people need to ask these questions and understand it. when we were involved with kosovo and the balkans and when we restored democracy in haiti, people were asking lots of questions. some of the questions are gotcha -type questions. host: chuc
do you think america can hand over power by this weekend? guest: nato is the logical organization to handle this. nato has the mechanism to coordinate the commitment of aircraft by various countries. it has the planning operations center in italy. it moves ships under nato control off the coast to maintain the embargo against gaddafi. i think they can do it and think they are doing in it. host: there is a story the looks at five questions against the dramatic moves against gaddafi. it asks the...
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america has very good energy resources. we've been extremely slow and it has been a partisan divide on that. if i were to say that republicans and democrats in congress are divided on abortion, everybody knows that. it might be interesting to know there's more division on the development of american energy than on the abortion interest -- issue. there is not common and widespread agreement. i am firmly on the side of developing american energy. that is not a no-brainer in congress. it is very controversial issue. host: 45 members in that voting against the c.r.? guest: a think it was closer to 55. host: politico writes about this. "the tricky part for both sides is that some members say that no compromise is possible on issues like abortion and given uniform opposition to the health care lodgings -- law -- guest: i think when you are dealing with the amount of budget we have between now and october 1, there is going to have to be a compromise. i believe what you have in the house and the new republicans is that they want to
america has very good energy resources. we've been extremely slow and it has been a partisan divide on that. if i were to say that republicans and democrats in congress are divided on abortion, everybody knows that. it might be interesting to know there's more division on the development of american energy than on the abortion interest -- issue. there is not common and widespread agreement. i am firmly on the side of developing american energy. that is not a no-brainer in congress. it is very...
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caller: my question is about the merchant marines in america. how do we rank as far as the merchant marines in the world? i know that early on we were number one in commercial shipping and now have dropped out mostly due to insurance. guest: of the u.s. merchant marine is approximately 97 ships right now. it is not one of the largest ones. other countries have made it more of an emphasis. if we finance a good generally over $20 million, we require that it go on the u.s. a flagship. one of the primary purposes of the merchant marines is so the military has a backstop. host: columbia, south carolina, good morning. caller: good morning. i am just calling to give the gentleman his props. it is a good company. i run a local funeral home and we purchase products regularly from the german company ourselves and their prices are reasonable. every time we deal with the u.s. export-import bank for products and services, i think it is well worth using the company. it is an honorable company. you can ask many local funeral homes across the united states abou
caller: my question is about the merchant marines in america. how do we rank as far as the merchant marines in the world? i know that early on we were number one in commercial shipping and now have dropped out mostly due to insurance. guest: of the u.s. merchant marine is approximately 97 ships right now. it is not one of the largest ones. other countries have made it more of an emphasis. if we finance a good generally over $20 million, we require that it go on the u.s. a flagship. one of the...
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see, this is a problem with america right now. see the president just so long. the healthcare, something was done about that >> in isiaha, he said it. he said get your house in order. he's not going to be mocked anymore host: if you just joined us, the labor department out. ap employers hiring at the fastest pace in almost a year with unemployment rate falling. the creation of 102,000 jobs but a cut back in state and local jobs in the month of february. unemployment has been falling. it's did you know at 9.8% in november. a series of stories on natural gas. we take c-span on the road with our bus and local content vehicle. washington your way, the c-span networks available in more than 1 million homes provided as a service. >> i find more and more the behavior of professional sports owners to be unseem ly in that they don't take part in the problems of the communities. >> written several books on the american revolution, the old revolutionaries. and her latest published last year. sunday on c-span 2. watch previous programs where you can find the entire weekend
see, this is a problem with america right now. see the president just so long. the healthcare, something was done about that >> in isiaha, he said it. he said get your house in order. he's not going to be mocked anymore host: if you just joined us, the labor department out. ap employers hiring at the fastest pace in almost a year with unemployment rate falling. the creation of 102,000 jobs but a cut back in state and local jobs in the month of february. unemployment has been falling. it's...
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god bless america. host: this tweet -- "washington times" gives front- page coverage to the union vote. take a look at that as we take our next telephone call from florida. this is sonya, a democrat. go ahead. caller: governor walker just gave huge tax breaks to corporations and had the audacity to take away collective bargaining from skilled teachers, who, by the way, have spent thousands for their education and have student loans to pay for and make meager salaries and were -- and are responsible for how well our children perform in class and their futures. if you take away collective bargaining from teachers, then i want to see governor walker take it away from ceo's who negotiate for a pay packages in the hundreds of millions of dollars. and athletes who performed for basketball teams, football teams, golfers -- they have the ability to negotiate for their bonuses, pay packages, benefits, and there buyout packages to it if he is so eager -- and their by all packages. if he is so eager to take it awa
god bless america. host: this tweet -- "washington times" gives front- page coverage to the union vote. take a look at that as we take our next telephone call from florida. this is sonya, a democrat. go ahead. caller: governor walker just gave huge tax breaks to corporations and had the audacity to take away collective bargaining from skilled teachers, who, by the way, have spent thousands for their education and have student loans to pay for and make meager salaries and were -- and...
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so wake up, america. let's get some money back into those countries. host: moving on to albuquerque, new mexico. kenny, a democrat. caller: thank you for taking my call. some really good debate going on this money. i agree with my republican colleagues there, i cannot wait to see ron paul trying to get around to the debate, because it is interesting how they lock him out in the past. also talking about entitlement spending, i think we should address some of the subsidies going to oil companies if you want to be serious about balancing the budget. i think what the gridlock is showing in washington is that we desperately need a third party. that is when we can come together as americans and get our best ideas to solve these complex but important issues. thank you for taking my call. host: let's touch on the oil part of that comment. the situation in the millies, rising gas prices, we had speaker boehner come out this week to talk about the high prices. there is this story here -- can either of you make the connection between higher gas prices, economic c
so wake up, america. let's get some money back into those countries. host: moving on to albuquerque, new mexico. kenny, a democrat. caller: thank you for taking my call. some really good debate going on this money. i agree with my republican colleagues there, i cannot wait to see ron paul trying to get around to the debate, because it is interesting how they lock him out in the past. also talking about entitlement spending, i think we should address some of the subsidies going to oil companies...
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god bless america. host: "the washington times" editorial this morning, "president obama, mission creep ." "they point to the united nations mandate." by comparison, george bush's administration, president obama was to criticizing, had an even stronger resolution and the two of the time to get congressional buy-in, as well. questions remain about the scope in libya and long-term consequences." we will go to hollywood, florida. theresa, an independent. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i did not wivotes for president obama -- vote for president obama. i wish i had. he did exactly what he said he was going to do. he went in with the allied forces. i come from a strong military background and i believe this is not an unnecessary war. this is a war that we have to go against, because of terrorism. this is one of the press presents -- this is one of the best presidents. i'm 54 years old. this president has decided to wait to make sure that our men are secure. i think he has done the right t
god bless america. host: "the washington times" editorial this morning, "president obama, mission creep ." "they point to the united nations mandate." by comparison, george bush's administration, president obama was to criticizing, had an even stronger resolution and the two of the time to get congressional buy-in, as well. questions remain about the scope in libya and long-term consequences." we will go to hollywood, florida. theresa, an independent. good...
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here first-person accounts from people who shape modern america. the country's best known history writers over the past decade, and travel to important battlefield among about key figures and events. every weekend, visit college classrooms across the nation after professors build and to america's past during lectures and history. join historians behind-the- scenes at museum exhibits. the presidency focusing on american president policies and legacies for speeches and personal insights from the administration officials and experts. c-span3, all weekend, every weekend. get the complete schedule online. find out how to have them e- mailed to you. >> for more than four decades, the libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant, muammar gaddafi. he has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad, and terrorize innocent people around the world. >> follow what cleve leaders are saying about libya and how the process unfolded from the president and other administration officials, from the house and senate floor, and
here first-person accounts from people who shape modern america. the country's best known history writers over the past decade, and travel to important battlefield among about key figures and events. every weekend, visit college classrooms across the nation after professors build and to america's past during lectures and history. join historians behind-the- scenes at museum exhibits. the presidency focusing on american president policies and legacies for speeches and personal insights from the...
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america has a high illiteracy rate. i wonder if there's any fact to some of the conspiratorial theories when they talk about zionists being in the government or the fact that gaddafi gave money for the self-help program in the black community. why would we attack a country with the highest living standards in africa and most of the people are working? i'm very confused. thank you. host: are you still with me? caller: yes. host: it's the u.s. actions in libya lead to a regime change, will that lead to the way you support or do not support the president? caller: yes, it will. i know what happened in some parts of africa when president clinton came not to act. i look at a tyrannical governments in the parts of the middle east. they do not have the high living standard that libya has. host: we will leave it there. more stories from the papers this morning. some of them do not have to do with libya. in "the new york times" this morning, "supreme court to way sociology issue in wal-mart discrimination case." host: back to the
america has a high illiteracy rate. i wonder if there's any fact to some of the conspiratorial theories when they talk about zionists being in the government or the fact that gaddafi gave money for the self-help program in the black community. why would we attack a country with the highest living standards in africa and most of the people are working? i'm very confused. thank you. host: are you still with me? caller: yes. host: it's the u.s. actions in libya lead to a regime change, will that...
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when you talk about america, people are listening. people all over the world, people on fox talk about it. it's japan's fault that they've got the earthquake. host: thank you. terry from florida. npr bill in the house to defund npr. what do you think? caller: i think that it should be funded. the more people -- the more jobs we cut, you know npr will have to lay off some people because of this. the more people we lay off, the more people are going to get laid off. the people at npr shop at local stores. now, they are going to have to cut back. we are like in a downward spiral. you said republican. i vote for whoever the best person is g. i do not agree with the tea party. to me, they do not represent america. we need to create more jobs, not look at laying off people. host: thank you, caller. let's take a look at twitter. here is another message on the npr bill. one of the editorials and "the new york times" calls in "the new york times" comments on this. n.c., ward, you're on the line. independent caller. caller: i listen to npr almo
when you talk about america, people are listening. people all over the world, people on fox talk about it. it's japan's fault that they've got the earthquake. host: thank you. terry from florida. npr bill in the house to defund npr. what do you think? caller: i think that it should be funded. the more people -- the more jobs we cut, you know npr will have to lay off some people because of this. the more people we lay off, the more people are going to get laid off. the people at npr shop at...
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i believe in the good of all people, in america, and if the people in america would look, we've only been a nation for a few hundred years and if somebody came into our house trying to tell us what to do, katy bar the door because we'd fight for it. and the man down in mississippi said the civil war, the civil war was a bad thing. but we also had help from the british in the south. and you know what? i believe god caused us to lose because what we were doing was wrong. and i believe like the president, i voted for him. i voted republican for my congressman because i was tired of the guy that was in there. i vote for the man not the party. and i believe america ought to turn away because the republicans played a christian thing and the democrats play the poor person thing. but both of them are bought and paid for by the people who paid for their campaigns. host: we'll leave it there. more from the op ed piece this morning in the "washington journal" by peggy noonan. she finishes up here piece the speech obama hasn't given by saying you can read more about that in the "washington journ
i believe in the good of all people, in america, and if the people in america would look, we've only been a nation for a few hundred years and if somebody came into our house trying to tell us what to do, katy bar the door because we'd fight for it. and the man down in mississippi said the civil war, the civil war was a bad thing. but we also had help from the british in the south. and you know what? i believe god caused us to lose because what we were doing was wrong. and i believe like the...
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these people are the heart and soul of america. a share of america's values just like anyone else. the more you know about them, the more certain you would be of the fact and would be proud of who they are and what they do. host:michael hayden became the director of the center of the intelligence agency. he is currently with the chertoff group. remind us what that is. guest: it is a security consultant firm. we take the things we were concerned about in government and continue to work on those and similar problems. host: i want to get your take on one hearing that is drawing close. some are calling muslim radicalization. it is happening in the american muslim community. we will hear about it in a short clip. what does that term mean to you? guest: what we have going on in our society. it has been pointed out by janet of paul lozano -- naplitano. the new threat coming at us is less likely to be that complex, slow-moving, high casualty attack such as 9/11. it is more likely to be low threshold, conducted by someone either a citizen or legally inside of the united states. this is what
these people are the heart and soul of america. a share of america's values just like anyone else. the more you know about them, the more certain you would be of the fact and would be proud of who they are and what they do. host:michael hayden became the director of the center of the intelligence agency. he is currently with the chertoff group. remind us what that is. guest: it is a security consultant firm. we take the things we were concerned about in government and continue to work on those...
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it is rising but if you take one under% of america, only 20% is getting money off of that economy. that is the rich people. 80% of the middle class and poor are still suffering in this country. if you look at the gentleman talking about all of these illegal aliens coming into this country, all of the hispanics coming up here on three-year passes into the united states, and they work, and they take that money, and they go right back to mexico with it. we have too many people coming into this country robbing a. the welfare department -- they know these people are selling food stamps for drugs, alcohol, and giving these people free living, free housing, free food, and they keep making baby after baby after baby. host: we're going to leave it there. rea hederman. guest: we need to make sure that american workers have what they need to compete. we have to focus on two different eras. we need to make sure the education department is as strong as it can be. we need to make sure that people have at least a high school degree and the skills to compete with anybody. they're positive signs th
it is rising but if you take one under% of america, only 20% is getting money off of that economy. that is the rich people. 80% of the middle class and poor are still suffering in this country. if you look at the gentleman talking about all of these illegal aliens coming into this country, all of the hispanics coming up here on three-year passes into the united states, and they work, and they take that money, and they go right back to mexico with it. we have too many people coming into this...
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caller: i am for america going in to help with this war. if you know your bible, it tells you all about it in ezekiel 37, 38, and 39, what is going to happen. host: how does it play into libya? caller: they will come from the north, the south, the east, and the west. host: democrats line. caller: we have to be very careful. look at a country and what they are doing to the palestinians. we have to be ready. we have to look at the no-fly zone. we need to look at what is happening. [unintelligible] if we do it for the palestinian region, we should do it for this the same. host: how are you with the stance we have taken? caller: if we are doing it for humanitarian reasons, the finale. [unintelligible] we have to do it for the israelis, the saudis. host: would you approve it if we had to step up our involvement? caller: you have to be very careful about sending in ground troops. you know some countries that are not going to back up. host: this is off of twitter. michigan, republican line. caller: good morning. you are the finest of c-span. thank
caller: i am for america going in to help with this war. if you know your bible, it tells you all about it in ezekiel 37, 38, and 39, what is going to happen. host: how does it play into libya? caller: they will come from the north, the south, the east, and the west. host: democrats line. caller: we have to be very careful. look at a country and what they are doing to the palestinians. we have to be ready. we have to look at the no-fly zone. we need to look at what is happening....
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we want to make america more competitive and global. host: democrat, in orlando, florida. caller: someone earlier said albert einstein died and he was not aware of the dangers of nuclear power plants. he died in the 1950's and he was aware of the potential dangers. i remember when nuclear waste was enclosed in summit containers in dropped in avert oceans. they do not go away. we are leaving time bombs for future generations. this is a very selfish if we do not care about what happens to the world 500 years from now, as long as it does not affect us. in the 1980's, one person said he liked to see the elimination of all nuclear weapons. he wished that all nuclear plants would be removed. host: talk about the connection she made between nuclear power plants and nuclear bombs. guest: they are separate and very different. we understand the storage of nuclear waste material into the technology and the concern of it falling into the wrong hands. we have used nuclear substances safely in our aircraft carriers and submarines. host: phoenix, independent scholar. caller: everyone kee
we want to make america more competitive and global. host: democrat, in orlando, florida. caller: someone earlier said albert einstein died and he was not aware of the dangers of nuclear power plants. he died in the 1950's and he was aware of the potential dangers. i remember when nuclear waste was enclosed in summit containers in dropped in avert oceans. they do not go away. we are leaving time bombs for future generations. this is a very selfish if we do not care about what happens to the...
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the libyans have nothing to do with america. if we really wanted to get involved in this situation in any way ever, we should have started a long time ago, a lot longer before we did, and if we were going to do something, we should do a whole lot more than what we are doing now. what we are doing it is an attempt to look like we tried to do something, of which, i may be wrong, but that is what it looks like. host: gary, republican line, dayton, ohio. caller: i do not think we should bother with libya. the president cannot run our country. we have the worst president we ever had. thank you. host: call from the new york times" -- "the new york times." host: birmingham, alabama, tennis on our democrat line. kenneth. caller: he did the right thing. he had not done anything, cable news would have shown images of the people he slaughtered. he did the right thing. i know we are broke. it is unfortunate this happened at this time when the country is broke, but he did the right thing. in time, this will work out. people have to give the
the libyans have nothing to do with america. if we really wanted to get involved in this situation in any way ever, we should have started a long time ago, a lot longer before we did, and if we were going to do something, we should do a whole lot more than what we are doing now. what we are doing it is an attempt to look like we tried to do something, of which, i may be wrong, but that is what it looks like. host: gary, republican line, dayton, ohio. caller: i do not think we should bother with...
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god bless america. god bless you guys. host: hoping for arab mandelas -- guest: let me come back to the caller who said he wants to see more peace. president obama will argue that he was trying to restore peace to all that something you can develop. that is one problem that he has. looks like we're fighting the war. he will not call it a war. what happens after this? host: nelson mandela advocated peace in the -- in south africa. >> one of the issues -- it would be a pity if people around the world remembered the arab world for what is going on in libya rather than cairo. the peaceful protests have a sense of vision. it projected this image of peace, that the world is perhaps looking for. nelson mandela, i think he is right. this is not just about changing said that the arab world has been seeing for 30 years. this is a change from funding that the arab world has possibly seen for hundreds of years -- from something that the arab world has possibly seen for hundreds of years. nelson mandela is an interesting reference. to
god bless america. god bless you guys. host: hoping for arab mandelas -- guest: let me come back to the caller who said he wants to see more peace. president obama will argue that he was trying to restore peace to all that something you can develop. that is one problem that he has. looks like we're fighting the war. he will not call it a war. what happens after this? host: nelson mandela advocated peace in the -- in south africa. >> one of the issues -- it would be a pity if people around...
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that is our obligation if we want to help all kids in america. not just dream their dreams, but achieve them. >> and a comment from another viewer saying the educational system is primarily an agent for increasing separation between the haves and the have not's. >> what we're seeing is that -- and i'm concerned about this -- the gap between rich and poor is worse than it has been in decades. what you see -- you see, you know, huge vulnerable populations. the reason i'm so angry about a budget like scott walker's is that when you go beyond the soundbite it is devastating to seniors. it is devastating to kids in terms of the amount that they are cutting from kids' education. what we need to do is we need to focus on quality, we need to focus on performance in k through 12 education, but we also need to make sure that we are helping those who are most in need. host: tom is joining us from new jersey. he is an educator. welcome to the conversation, tom. caller: thank you. my question is, you talk about scott walker and negotiating -- not negotiating,
that is our obligation if we want to help all kids in america. not just dream their dreams, but achieve them. >> and a comment from another viewer saying the educational system is primarily an agent for increasing separation between the haves and the have not's. >> what we're seeing is that -- and i'm concerned about this -- the gap between rich and poor is worse than it has been in decades. what you see -- you see, you know, huge vulnerable populations. the reason i'm so angry...
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and in america, we are safe and follow rules. you have been trained by too many union teachers that are giving a distorted view of reality whether it is global warming or that we should not be using coal. that carbon dioxide is killing us when i inhale or exhaled. give me a break. if you want to go and attack something that is dangerous. look at the death caused by homosexuality and aids. are you going to stand there and tell me you're going to attack them? no. that is right at your mainstream base of your party. he wants to take money from anybody, distort their mind so that they cannot take it, and give us the crop that we have. we have been a potential president to is any factual, not eve, does not know how to do anything. they got hillary clinton has the cojones to go and lead foreign policy. host: let's bring this back to energy policy. what needs to be done? caller: the financial regulations that are placed upon all of the investments of are caused by the epa and rules. they need to alleviate that. if they were just cancel
and in america, we are safe and follow rules. you have been trained by too many union teachers that are giving a distorted view of reality whether it is global warming or that we should not be using coal. that carbon dioxide is killing us when i inhale or exhaled. give me a break. if you want to go and attack something that is dangerous. look at the death caused by homosexuality and aids. are you going to stand there and tell me you're going to attack them? no. that is right at your mainstream...
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host: what about obama organizing for america? guest: the situation in wisconsin, it was fascinating to see the gop involvement. the wisconsin arm of the ofa was talking about support among the protesters. they said they acted without ever green light. this is not something the white house would have done by some zealous staffers. it is fun -- not beneficial for a president to weigh in on a state issue. there are political consequences for that. host: democrats in ohio. caller: the government needs to go back to basics. what it amounts to is they should be under the same retirement system, saying the medical raises, everything should be the same. what happens is if they do not get affected by it, why do they care what it does to us? it does not affect them at all. guest: governments across the country are trying to strike that balance. it is a very volatile issue. people are still learning about the issues and the policies involved. when you look at mitch daniels, who saw his popularity decrease, it did not look like he was going
host: what about obama organizing for america? guest: the situation in wisconsin, it was fascinating to see the gop involvement. the wisconsin arm of the ofa was talking about support among the protesters. they said they acted without ever green light. this is not something the white house would have done by some zealous staffers. it is fun -- not beneficial for a president to weigh in on a state issue. there are political consequences for that. host: democrats in ohio. caller: the government...